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Louisiana Recovery Authority. Collection, 2005-2008, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0299

Scope and Contents

This collection contains all the working files from the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA). Included are correspondence, publicity, committee material, reports, task force material, and other documents.

John T. Landry donated the collection.

Dates

  • 2005-2008, n.d.

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Box 3, Folder 41 is RESTRICTED.

Biographical / Historical

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated South Louisiana, claiming 1,464 lives and destroying more than 200,000 homes and 18,000 businesses. In the aftermath of these storms, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco created the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA), a planning and coordinating body that led one of the most extensive rebuilding efforts in the world. Appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, the organization’s 33-member body with secured funding for the recovery, coordinated across jurisdictions, supported community recovery and resurgence, ensured integrity and effectiveness, and planned for the rebuilding of Louisiana. The Louisiana Recovery Authority was the result of an executive order in 2005 and in was made a statute through Act 5 of the 2006 1st Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

Extent

7.91667 Linear Feet (7 feet and 11 inches of materials contained in 9 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Louisiana Recovery Authority Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
10/01/2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031